Vernon Hills
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Vote for athlete to win $5,000 for collegeOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Nine high school football players are competing against each other but they are nowhere near a football field. This time, the winner will be decided only by votes. And t...
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Geneva yarn store to unveil holiday stampsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The U.S. Postal Service is tapping into our warm and fuzzy feelings for warm and fuzzy winter wear with a series of stamps called Holiday Knits. And a local yarn store h...
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One last chance for RyanOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Ex-Gov. George Ryan is down to his last prayer when it comes to avoiding prison Nov. 7. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit Wednesday refuse...
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Rummage sale a success for LaCASAOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The recent giant, tented, three-day rummage sale held by LaCASA, Lake County Council Against Sexual Assault, was a success, raising more than $14,000 for the sexual abus...
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Round Lake Beach man arrested for alleged sexual assault on trailOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - A Round Lake Beach man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to sexually assault a 19-year-old woman along Lake County's Millenium Trail near Wauconda. Robert J. E...
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Buffalo Grove discusses capital projects for next yearOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees got a glimpse of the 2008 budget projections earlier this week when village staff ran through some numbers at a finance committee meeting. Villag...
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Briefs: Staph infection in Dist. 34Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Antioch Elementary District 34 issued a letter to parents Tuesday warning that at least one staph infection case has been reported. The letter, written by Superintendent...
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What 'fly' means to you may not be mom's definitionOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - "Why do we use the words that we do?," asked Jennifer Blum, 11, a sixth-grader at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. The study of words is called lexicology. A diction...
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Surviving horses not out of woodsOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The 43 surviving horses from a weekend crash continued to improve Tuesday; however, veterinarians say it will be at least another week before they are out of danger. Ve...
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FBI: Prank threat against Stevenson High traced to suburban boyOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - An Internet post threatening a Columbine-style attack against Adlai E. Stevenson High School was a hoax created by a suburban boy, the FBI said Wednesday. FBI agents are...